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Theoretical assessment design: Best practices in pre-registration nursing education.
(Researchgate, 2021-07-02)Since the nineteenth century, assessment has been used in higher education. Assessment traditions, on the other hand, had to be adapted through change and innovation in a continually evolving higher education system. In ... -
Therapeutic recreation as a developing profession in South Africa
(Routledge, 2015)South Africa experiences socio-economic challenges with a high prevalence of poverty resulting in disability and non-communicable diseases affecting the health and welfare of communities. Health services are not always ... -
Therapeutic recreation as a developing profession in South Africa
(Routledge, 2015)South Africa experiences socio-economic challenges with a high prevalence of poverty resulting in disability and non-communicable diseases affecting the health and welfare of communities. Health services are not always ... -
These may not be the courses you are seeking: a systematic review of open online courses in health professions education
(BMC, 2019)Introduction: Open Online Courses (OOCs) are increasingly presented as a possible solution to the many challenges of higher education. However, there is currently little evidence available to support decisions around the ... -
“These women are making a statement against rape and yet the only thing y’all can focus on is ‘eww they’re naked’”: Exploring rape culture on Facebook in South Africa
(Springer, 2020)Sexual assault on campuses has been identifed as a pervasive public health problem. In April 2016, students across South African universities launched the #Endrapeculture campaign to express their frustration against ... -
They push their products through me: health professionals’ perspectives on and exposure to marketing of commercial milk formula in Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa – a qualitative study
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2022)Objective To understand the views of public and private sector health professionals on commercial milk formula, to describe their exposure to companies that market commercial milk formula within their workplaces and ... -
“This pandemic has changed our daily living”: Young adults’ leisure experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa
(Journal of Occupational Science, 2022)The COVID-19 pandemic is a global human ecosystem disruption affecting almost every facet of daily living. South Africa adopted a risk-adjusted approach comprising five-levels to curb the spread of COVID-19. Early in 2020, ... -
Through the lens of a peer: understanding leisure boredom and risk behaviour in adolescence
(Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa, 2011)There has been very little research investigating leisure boredom and risk behaviour among adolescents in South Africa. Using a qualitative approach, this study investigated adolescents’ perceptions of leisure boredom and ... -
‘To be a woman is to make a plan’: a qualitative study exploring mothers’ experiences of the Child Support Grant in supporting children’s diets and nutrition in South Africa
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2018)Food security and good nutrition are key determinants of child well-being. There is strong evidence that cash transfers such as South Africa’s Child Support Grant (CSG) have the potential to help address some of the ... -
Tobacco control environment: cross-sectional survey of policy implementation, social unacceptability, knowledge of tobacco health harms and relationship to quit ratio in 17 low-income, middle-income and high-income countries
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2017)OBJECTIVES: This study examines in a cross-sectional study ‘the tobacco control environment’ including tobacco policy implementation and its association with quit ratio. SETTING: 545 communities from 17 high-income, ... -
Tongkat Ali as a Potential Herbal Supplement for Physically Active Male and Female Seniors—A Pilot Study
(John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2013)Tongkat Ali (Eurycoma longifolia; TA) is known to increase testosterone levels and alleviate aging males’ symptoms. This study aimed at investigating TA as an ergogenic supplement for elderly people. Thirteen physically ... -
"Too close for comfort": perceptions and experiences of people affected by day labourers at three hiring sites in Tshwane, South Africa
(Unisa Press, 2009)This article explores the perceptions and experiences of people affected by day labourers in Tshwane. All the existing research on day labourers focuses on the day labourers themselves, not on teh people with whom they ... -
Toward a positive life beyond covid-19: Problem-solving appraisal as a resistance resource in the relationship between stress and well-being in students
(MDPI, 2023)The COVID-19 pandemic is a major global stressor that has been associated with elevated risk of negative mental health symptoms. As a helping profession, our main task should be identifying factors that may shield ... -
Toward elimination of mother–to–child transmission of HIV in South Africa: how best to monitor early infant infections within the Prevention of Mother–to–Child Transmission Program
(Edinburgh University Global Health Society, 2017)BACKGROUNDSouth Africa has utilized three independent data sources to measure the impact of its program for the prevention of mother–to–child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV. These include the South African National Health ... -
Towards a circular economy: A cross-case analysis of recycling in three South African towns
(Taylor and Francis Group, 2023)The concept of circular economy includes three aspects from a human perspective, namely Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. Studying human behaviour is important in understanding and evaluating the possible success of any of ... -
Towards achieving the 90–90–90 HIV targets: Results from the south African 2017 national HIV survey
(Springer Nature, 2020)Background: Measuring progress towards the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) 90–90–90 treatment targets is key to assessing progress towards turning the HIV epidemic tide. In 2017, the UNAIDS model estimated ... -
Towards an interprofessional competency-based model in South Africa: A Delphi study
(PubMed, 2022)Background: The overall objective of any health professional curriculum is to ensure that the knowledge, skills and attitudes of the students are influenced by the curriculum and to instil these attributes into the students, ... -
Towards developing an initial programme theory: Programme designers and managers assumptions on the antiretroviral treatment adherence club programme in primary health care facilities in the metropolitan area of Western Cape province, South Africa
(PLOS one, 2016)Background The antiretroviral adherence club intervention was rolled out in primary health care facilities in the Western Cape province of South Africa to relieve clinic congestion, and improve retention in care, and ... -
Towards developing an initial programme theory: Programme designers and managers assumptions on the antiretroviral treatment adherence club programme in primary health care facilities in the metropolitan area of Western Cape Province, South Africa
(Public Library of Science, 2016)BACKGROUND The antiretroviral adherence club intervention was rolled out in primary health care facilities in the Western Cape province of South Africa to relieve clinic congestion, and improve retention in care, and ... -
Towards flexible learning and teaching: Lessons learned for blended learning and teaching post COVID-19 pandemic
(UFS, 2023)This discussion explores student and educator academic experiences of online learning and teaching (OLT) at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose was to report on lessons ...